Tip Top Weekly No. 61: Frank Merriwell in the Mines — page 21: what you’re looking at

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FRANK MERRIWELE IN THE MINES. | OG the reply, spoken with deep emotion, | low-minded wretch in the crowd might ‘and it is all for you.” ‘have his greed aroused by the sight of so Why, how good they are!’ cried the: much money and the knowledge of its child. “Oh, I thank you all! You are:real value. too good—too good !”’ : “T will do so,’’ said John North. “Not by a dern sight!’’ declared a.°\ You were the first to stand by me hoarse voice that had a husky sound, ; against that man, and I will take your ‘Arter hearin’ that yar pra’ 2 I’m redd y advice. Ah, my young friend! all this is ’ * re ter give yer my last ounce o° dust, an? very wonderful to me. hyar she am! | You must go home at once, and take It was Ben Boze who spoke, and— Little ae “with you.” wonders of wonders—the man’s face and | Mlad GOS: és ’ ee his beard were stil] wet with tears—his; ee wa ae hee ~ ur ome eyes were red with weepin | St ge Say Ben Boze, bruiser and La walked : ran fat awas (co ou live ?? up and flung the last dollar of money he. wR wate ih we in the saloon till Land possessed in the world into that hat! Pa ‘ " ; Frank Merriwell yasped for breath, and’ my al eae s obtain prov isions OF von. then he grasped -Boze by the arm, saying vue that oom eae there all right.” aC ae ene you, eoate te ue when Then Frank and Jack hurried out to you need money. You can have any: urchase fcions for the man and the E é ‘4 reasonable amount that you may want to! PUTCHAase provisions tor the a ‘little blind girl, and they soon returned borrow. ”? ¢é ? 27) Whatever is that: ‘ _asked the bull- packages they could carry. whacker, surprised. Yer don't mean ter'" The provisions were divided among Bay that ye q Jend me money? ‘the five boys, so each should carry his Yes. You have a heart in your ‘share, and they soon were ready to start bosom, and you are a white man, for all! for the old miner’s cabin. that you have seemed something differ-) « An’ J am goin’ right erlong as guard ent, J meanit. Come tome when you fer all thet var dust, %9 announced Ben want money.”? Boze. ‘Ef any galoots tries ter jump us ‘‘Wa-al, may I be derned!? muttered: I'll pump ther pizen varmints so dern Boze, as he moved away in a stupefied:full o’ holes that his hide won’t hold inanner, no less surprised by the offer of! husks! ‘Thet’s whatever!” the tenderfoot than the tenderfoot had) Then the little party left the saloon, been by his action in giving the little: the big bullwhacker marching along in blind girl all the money he possessed. ‘advance, with a revolver in either hand, After a time, Little Blossom put the: John North and his blind granddaugh- hat, heavy with money, on a table, say-: ter coming next, walking hand in hand, | ing to her grandfather, with a happy. while the biey cle boys, “Joaded with the laugh: ‘purchased provisions, followed behind. OWhy, what-a lot of it there must be! The men of the camp escorted then: to We are Tiel, now, gran’pa! We'll never: ‘the outskirts, and then gathered in a mass. be hungry again, anil I can learn to play. ‘to cheer and cheer and cheer, till- the ‘loaded with all the baos and bundles and and sing, as you ‘have said I should some Mountain sides flung back their hoarse day.” roar ugina hundred frantic echoes, “Oh, my friends!"" said the old man, a | gratitude in his face and voice, vot : CHAPTER VII. have, indeed, been too good to us! I: A JOLLY PARTY truly think. Isee the hand of Providence; With a ‘oun’? in either hand. his raw- in allthis!” - ‘hide whip hitched to his belt, the iash -'€Pyt the money in your pocket,”’ ad-! trailing behind, Ben Boze, the bully. and vised Frank. ‘1 would not stop to| terror of Silver Bluff, led the way toward count it here, ifIwere you? — ‘Jolin North's cabin. He feared that it was. possible some: Behind him walked the. old man and (SCCOINMYCG AOC) SS (CO)